Friday, July 25, 2008
Are we supposed to believe Phiten stuff works?
Friday, July 25, 2008 
I have been watching local Red Sox games lately and I've noticed for a while now that pitchers are wearing those thick, stiff necklaces. I wondered what was going on, was this some kind of fashion statement amongst fellow players? A cry for attention by ditching the gold chains for some manly synthetic rope? No, it's Phiten wear.Turns out this stuff is supposed to improve the efficiency of cells. Nylon soaked in titanium. Stabilizing the flow of electricity throughout the body. Improving the alignment of ions.
Horseshit. Some look nice, but come on.
Ball players (and golfers, etc.) are superstitious and would buy and wear silk threads soaked in cat piss if they thought it might give them some bizarre edge. Or putting on their left shoe first. Or eating octopus with a three-tined fork standing up with their backs to a mirror.
These $29 - $40 Phiten bracelets and necklaces are nothing more than a placebo with some interesting coating material. I mean, hey, they look kind of cool. At least some of them do.
I wouldn't mind spending that for something that I would like to wear because it has the Pittsburgh Pirates logo on it, but I can't be sucked in by pseudo-science on the grounds that it will make my body work any better.
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Keith said...“I found this website that has a bit more information on Phiten Necklaces and Phiten Bracelet. It also talks about the Phiten X30 Necklace and its uses for athletes. For more information check them out.”
